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{{Short description|Syrian writer}}
{{Short description|Syrian writer}}
{{Cleanup translation|Arabic|listed=yes|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Jumana Taha
| name = Jumana Taha
| birth_place = [[Jableh]], [[First Syrian Republic|Syria]]
| birth_name = Jumana Taha
| birth_date = 1941 (age 79)
| native_name = جمانة طه
| nationality = Syrian
| native_name_lang = ar
| occupation = Writer, storyteller and novelist
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1941}}
| notable_works = Sinbad on a delayed flight
| occupation = Writer, novelist
The temptation of memories from travel literature when the doors speak
Encyclopedia of Arabic Folk Proverbs: A comparative historical study
Encyclopedia of masterpieces in wisdom and proverbs
}}
}}


'''Jumana Taha''' (born in [[Jableh]] in 1941) is a [[Syrians|Syrian]] writer, member of the Association for Research and Studies and [[librarian]] of the [[Arab Broadcasting Union]]. Jumana has published a number of [[Book|books]] and [[Publication|publications]], perhaps the most prominent of which is the book ''Juman in proverbs'', a comparative historical study, and published the short story collection ''Sinbad in a Deferred Journey''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-24|title=القصة السورية - جمانة طه|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224004110/http://www.syrianstory.com/taha.htm|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=تحميل كتب جمانة طه pdf - مكتبة نور|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616064705/https://www.noor-book.com/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B7%D9%87-pdf|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
'''Jumana Taha''' ({{Langx|ar|جمانة طه}}; born 1941) is a Syrian writer,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=ʻĀshūr |first1=Raḍwá |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MB6gphBXU0kC&dq=%22Jumana+Taha%22&pg=PA64 |title=Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999 |last2=Ghazoul |first2=Ferial Jabouri |last3=Reda-Mekdashi |first3=Hasna |last4=McClure |first4=Mandy |date=2008 |publisher=American Univ in Cairo Press |isbn=978-977-416-146-9 |pages=64 |language=en}}</ref> member of the Association for Research and Studies, and librarian of the [[Arab Broadcasting Union]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} Her books include ''Juman in Proverbs'', a comparative historical study, and the short story collection ''Sinbad in a Deferred Journey''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-24 |title=جمانة طه |trans-title=Jumana Taha |url=http://www.syrianstory.com/taha.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224004110/http://www.syrianstory.com/taha.htm |archive-date=24 February 2021 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website=Syrian Story |language=ar}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==


Taha lived most of her life in [[Syria]], where she grew up there and studied until she took a degree in [[Arabic]] from [[Damascus University]] and mastered English.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=جمانة طه, Author at التاريخ السوري المعاصر|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616082504/https://syrmh.com/author/jumanataha/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
Born in [[Jableh]] in 1941, Taha lived most of her life in Syria, where she took a degree in [[Arabic]] from [[Damascus University]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-16 |title=جمانة طه |trans-title=Jumana Taha |url=https://syrmh.com/author/jumanataha/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616082504/https://syrmh.com/author/jumanataha/ |archive-date=16 June 2021 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website=Modern Syrian History |language=ar}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==


Jumana Taha published ''Seduction of Memories'', in which the writer was addressed in a narrative-like manner, written by a pen living with its owner. His friend, who carried the wounds of his homeland between his ribs and walked across countries, roamed the world or more,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=الأديبة جمانة طه:لهذه الأسباب استقلت من اتحاد الكتاب العرب؟ - مجلة جهينة|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616092724/https://magazine.jouhina.com/print.php?id=3009|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> recording his impressions and observations in a literary context. This book was considered by some critics to be a journey full of adventure, strangeness and difference.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=جمانة طه: المرأة العربية في منظور الدين والواقع|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616092823/https://www.fenks.co/index.php/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9/%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9/35208-2020-04-09-19-33-51|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-21|title=مقتبسات من ندوة الرواية العربية والسينما للمنتدى العربي الأوروبي للسينما والمسرح - رأي اليوم|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221112347/https://www.raialyoum.com/index.php/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
Her books include: ''Seduction of Memories''; the novel ''When the Doors Speak'', about the [[Arab Writers Union]] in the Syrian capital [[Damascus]]; and ''Encyclopedia of Arab Folk Proverbs: A Comparative Historical Study'';<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-04 |title=index.php?p=bib_lib |url=https://islamarchive.cc//index.php?p=bib_lib |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504191135/https://islamarchive.cc//index.php?p=bib_lib |archive-date=4 May 2021 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website=Islam Archive |language=ar}}</ref> ''Encyclopedia of Masterpieces in Judgment and Proverbs''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-16 |title=مقطع من رواية "على تخوم الوجع" للكاتبة جمانة طه/ سوريا. |trans-title=An excerpt from the novel "On the Edges of Pain" by Jumana Taha/Syria |url=https://writerunionalgharbia.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%AC/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316091331/https://writerunionalgharbia.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%AC/ |archive-date=2021-03-16 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website=writerunionalgharbia |publisher=[[Wordpress]]}}</ref>


== Works ==
She also published the novel ''When the Doors Speak'' about the [[Arab Writers Union]] in the Syrian capital [[Damascus]], and then followed it with the book ''Encyclopedia of Arab Folk Proverbs: A Comparative Historical Study'', a book that focused on balancing Syrian popular proverbs with ancient, born and popular Arabic [[Proverb|proverbs]], sometimes [[English proverbs]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=أرشيف الإسلام - ببليوغرافيا الكتب العربية - أكثر من مليوني ونصف مليون كتاب|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504191135/https://islamarchive.cc//index.php?p=bib_lib|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> In this book, Jumana objectively categorized popular proverbs in alphabetical order, categorizing them in both styles: qualitative and alphabetical.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-21|title=جمانة طه - سوريا - ديوان العرب|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121045413/https://www.diwanalarab.com/-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%B7%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
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Source<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-26 |title=جمانة طه |trans-title=Jumana Taha |url=http://altibrah.ae:80/author/12992 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012120/http://altibrah.ae:80/author/12992 |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website=altibrah.ae}}</ref>
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* The seduction of memories from travel literature<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-18 |title=غواية الذكريات من أدب الرحلات by جمانة طه |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24977341 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618155717/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24977341 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>


=== Novels ===
The author included an analytical study on the genesis and meaning of ideals, and their historical evolution, inferring the outlines of the relationships between proverbs, addressing their connotations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-27|title=جمانة طه (Author of موسوعة الروائع في الحكم والأمثال)|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627180711/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4970230._|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The book, a huge volume of more than 700 pages, was divided into 177 chapters, chapter labels were selected from proverbs, chapters bearing the names of chapters and months for their direct influence, a chapter of fragments of proverbs of a grainy character,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-24|title=عندما تتكلم الأبواب - مجموعة قصصية - ديوان العرب|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924113002/https://www.diwanalarab.com/%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> a chapter of the phrase and a chapter For measurement, a chapter of preference, a special chapter on laughing satirical proverbs, and a place for the likes of some ancient nations for their human and civilizational value,<ref>{{Cite web|last=القراءة|first=رفي لمتعة|title=رفي لمتعة القراءة - جمانة طه|url=https://www.raffy.me/author/8978|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.raffy.me|language=ar}}</ref> the author translated proverbs, sayings, [[Akkadian language|Acadian]], [[Pharaonic]] and [[Syriac language|Syriac]] governance from her [[English language|English]] texts.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-24|title=موسوعة الأمثال الشعبية العربية - ديوان العرب|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924112026/https://www.diwanalarab.com/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-08|title=من رواية “على تخوم الوجع” للأديبة السورية جمانه طه – saleh alali|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508091013/http://salehalali.com/?p=5484|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>


* ''When the Doors Speak (''{{Langx|ar|عندما تتكلم الأبواب}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-18 |title=عندما تتكلم الأبواب by جمانة طه |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23484569 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618155219/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23484569 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>
Jumana was more active in the field of dictionaries, as she also published ''Encyclopedia of Masterpieces in Judgment and Proverbs'', which is considered a comparative historical study, but also contains a number of Arab [[Proverb|proverbs]] known at the level of All countries of the Arab world,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-16|title=مقطع من رواية “على تخوم الوجع” للكاتبة جمانة طه/ سوريا. {{!}} موقع النقابة الفرعية لاتحاد كتّاب الغربية الإلكتروني.|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316091331/https://writerunionalgharbia.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%AC/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> besides this, Jumana was distinguished by her clarification of the social background of each example. Some critics saw that Jumana Taha was able to attract all the Arabic proverbs, which seemed mostly similar, except in some differences in the local [[Dialect|dialects]], and on the other hand, showed the unity of Arab popular memory that stemmed from one source. Jumana arranged this book according to the alphabet first, then gave it sub-headings indicating the meanings of these proverbs and the occasions on which they were said, as it was said about regret and sleep, or impossibility,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-27|title=Books by جمانة طه (Author of موسوعة الروائع في الحكم والأمثال)|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627174720/https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/4970230._|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> or [[Laziness|indolence]], or opportunism, or compulsion and excuse, or challenge, or well-behaved and so on.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=تحميل كتاب المرأة العربية في مفهوم الدين والواقع ل جمانة طه pdf|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616085330/https://ketabpedia.com/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%81%D9%87%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=طه|first=جمانة|url=http://www.credif.org.tn/PORT/doc/SYRACUSE/29629/المراة-العربية-في-منظور-الدين-والواقع-دراسة-مقارنة-جمانة-طه|title=المرأة العربية في منظور الدين والواقع : دراسة مقارنة / جمانة طه|date=2004|publisher=إتحاد الكتاب العرب. دمشق|language=ar}}</ref>


== Prominent works ==
=== Non-fiction ===

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<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-26|title=جمانة طه|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012120/http://altibrah.ae:80/author/12992|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
* Sinbad on a Deferred Journey (a short story collection)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-18|title=سندباد في رحلة مؤجلة: قصص قصيرة - طه، جمانة أمين - Google Livres|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618163317/https://books.google.co.ma/books?id=klpNAAAAMAAJ|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
* Encyclopedia of Arabic Folk Proverbs: A Comparative Historical Study<ref>{{Cite web |last1=طه |first1=جمانة أمين |date=2021-06-18 |title=موسوعة الامثال الشعبية العربية: الجمان في الامثال : دراسة تاريخية مقارنة - طه، جمانة أمين |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YtAbAQAAIAAJ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618150536/https://books.google.co.ma/books?id=YtAbAQAAIAAJ |archive-date=18 June 2021 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website= |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* The seduction of memories from travel literature<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-18|title=غواية الذكريات من أدب الرحلات by جمانة طه|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618155717/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24977341|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
* Encyclopedia of masterpieces in governance and proverbs<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-18 |title=موسوعة الروائع في الحكم والأمثال by جمانة طه |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11793969 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618160447/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11793969 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website=[[Goodreads]]}}</ref>

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* When the doors speak<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-18|title=عندما تتكلم الأبواب by جمانة طه|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618155219/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23484569|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
=== Short story collections ===
* Encyclopedia of Arabic Folk Proverbs: A Comparative Historical Study<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-18|title=موسوعة الامثال الشعبية العربية: الجمان في الامثال : دراسة تاريخية مقارنة - طه، جمانة أمين - Google Livres|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618150536/https://books.google.co.ma/books?id=YtAbAQAAIAAJ|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

* Encyclopedia of masterpieces in governance and proverbs<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-18|title=موسوعة الروائع في الحكم والأمثال by جمانة طه|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618160447/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11793969|access-date=2021-12-07|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
* ''Sinbad in a Deferred Journey (''{{Langx|ar|سندباد في رحلة مؤجلة: قصص قصيرة}})<ref>{{Cite web |last1=أمين |first1=طه، جمانة |date=2021-06-18 |title=سندباد في رحلة مؤجلة: قصص قصيرة |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=klpNAAAAMAAJ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618163317/https://books.google.co.ma/books?id=klpNAAAAMAAJ |archive-date=18 June 2021 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website= |via=Google Books}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:15, 27 November 2024

Jumana Taha
جمانة طه
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Jableh, Syria
Occupation(s)Writer, novelist

Jumana Taha (Arabic: جمانة طه; born 1941) is a Syrian writer,[1] member of the Association for Research and Studies, and librarian of the Arab Broadcasting Union.[citation needed] Her books include Juman in Proverbs, a comparative historical study, and the short story collection Sinbad in a Deferred Journey.[2]

Early life and education

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Born in Jableh in 1941, Taha lived most of her life in Syria, where she took a degree in Arabic from Damascus University.[3]

Career

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Her books include: Seduction of Memories; the novel When the Doors Speak, about the Arab Writers Union in the Syrian capital Damascus; and Encyclopedia of Arab Folk Proverbs: A Comparative Historical Study;[4] Encyclopedia of Masterpieces in Judgment and Proverbs.[5]

Works

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Source[6]

  • The seduction of memories from travel literature[7]

Novels

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  • When the Doors Speak (Arabic: عندما تتكلم الأبواب)[8]

Non-fiction

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  • Encyclopedia of Arabic Folk Proverbs: A Comparative Historical Study[9]
  • Encyclopedia of masterpieces in governance and proverbs[10]

Short story collections

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  • Sinbad in a Deferred Journey (Arabic: سندباد في رحلة مؤجلة: قصص قصيرة)[11]

References

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  1. ^ ʻĀshūr, Raḍwá; Ghazoul, Ferial Jabouri; Reda-Mekdashi, Hasna; McClure, Mandy (2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-977-416-146-9.
  2. ^ "جمانة طه" [Jumana Taha]. Syrian Story (in Arabic). 2021-02-24. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ^ "جمانة طه" [Jumana Taha]. Modern Syrian History (in Arabic). 2021-06-16. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ "index.php?p=bib_lib". Islam Archive (in Arabic). 2021-05-04. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  5. ^ "مقطع من رواية "على تخوم الوجع" للكاتبة جمانة طه/ سوريا" [An excerpt from the novel "On the Edges of Pain" by Jumana Taha/Syria]. writerunionalgharbia. Wordpress. 2021-03-16. Archived from the original on 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  6. ^ "جمانة طه" [Jumana Taha]. altibrah.ae. 2018-01-26. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  7. ^ "غواية الذكريات من أدب الرحلات by جمانة طه". Goodreads. 2021-06-18. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  8. ^ "عندما تتكلم الأبواب by جمانة طه". Goodreads. 2021-06-18. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  9. ^ طه, جمانة أمين (2021-06-18). "موسوعة الامثال الشعبية العربية: الجمان في الامثال : دراسة تاريخية مقارنة - طه، جمانة أمين". Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07 – via Google Books.
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  11. ^ أمين, طه، جمانة (2021-06-18). "سندباد في رحلة مؤجلة: قصص قصيرة". Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07 – via Google Books.
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